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Braves, 2B Albies agree to 7-year, $35M deal
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Thursday, 11 April 2019 13:13
ATLANTA -- All-Star second baseman Ozzie Albies and the Atlanta Braves have agreed to a $35 million, seven-year contract, which includes a pair of team options that could make it worth $45 million for nine seasons.The agreement announced Thursday supersedes a one-year contract signed last month that called for a $575,000 salary in the major leagues, $20,000 above the minimum.Albies,…
'I hear the people every night': Inside Chris Davis' 0-for-53 streak
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Wednesday, 10 April 2019 12:13
BALTIMORE -- Dave Campbell didn't even know he was in a slump.Well, he knew, but he had no idea about the magnitude of it. The year was 1973, and Campbell was in the midst of an 0-for-45 odyssey that spanned three different teams and, until this week, was tied for the second-longest hitless streak in major league history.It started in…
Real or not? Jose Altuve could be MVP again
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Wednesday, 10 April 2019 20:50
There were some thoughts heading into the 2019 season that we had seen the best of Jose Altuve. The consensus view after a 2018 season in which he hit .316 with 13 home runs and still finished 13th in the MVP voting: still an excellent player, but probably no longer an MVP candidate. Nobody on ESPN's panel picked him to…
Atlantic League delays robot umps experiment
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Wednesday, 10 April 2019 15:17
NEW YORK -- Robot umpires will get some more warm-up time.Major League Baseball and the Atlantic League said Wednesday the experiment with radar-tracking technology to call balls and strikes will not be used when the independent minor league starts play on April 25. Instead, the technology "will be implemented gradually over the course of the 2019 season." No date for…
Angels' Trout out vs. Brewers due to groin strain
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Wednesday, 10 April 2019 18:39
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Mike Trout is hopeful he won't be out of the Los Angeles Angels' lineup for long, but he remains cautious since it is early in the season.The star outfielder was out of the lineup Wednesday night against the Milwaukee Brewers in order to rest the right groin he strained Tuesday night."It was really sore yesterday but not…
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